Sunday, October 5, 2008
New Life!
Today is the last day of having help from a second person after Adrian was born. The first 2 weeks was both my mother-in-law and my husband, Steven. The third week was my mother. The fourth week was my father and the fifth week, this week, was my husband, Steven again. Tomorrow, Steven is going back to work. It will be my first day alone with two of them! Cassandra has a field trip and I also scheduled an event to go to pumpkin patch with the mom's group in the afternoon. This week I have 3 different doctor's appointments and so I will certainly get a good feel on how it is being a stay-home-mom with a 4-year old and a newborn. All I know is I have to quickly get a routine set up to make all 3 of our lives easier! ^_^ This will also be my last entry on this blog. This blog was dedicated to my pregnancy, to my 2nd miracle. Unless there's another miracle (I doubt it!), this blog will be close for good. For those of you who are pregnant or are getting pregnant and like to compare my stories to yours, you are more than welcome to come and visit from time-to-time! So, from now on, just come and visit me at http://tinapei.blogspot.com. And, don't forget to leave me comments. I love to read them! See you!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Celebrating the end of my Sitting Month
After writing all the things that I did for the past month, I want to share with you what I did these past few days to celebrate!!
On Saturday, we went out the door at 12 noon. We were going to leave earlier, but since it was our first time going out with Adrian, we had to make sure we brought everything we needed with us. We first went to Toys R Us and got Cassandra Leap Frog's toys. Her early birthday present since there was a sale. We then went to Babies R Us and got some necessities for Adrian. After that, it was already 3pm. We started driving down south to Chestnut Hill area to The Melting Pot for dinner. When we got there at 4pm, we strolled around the town on Germantown Avenue and went in to the restaurant at 5:30pm. After we finished our dinner at 8pm, we decided to hit to Target after we got back to Lehigh Valley. By the time we got home, it was exactly at 10pm. What did Adrian do the whole day? Guess because it was his first time out and that he had really enjoyed the car's movement, he slept the whole time! Yeap, he slept all day...which means, he slept very little that night.
On Sunday, with only 3 hours of sleep, we got up at 8:30am and started to get ready to leave to go to NJ and NY. We went to Buy Buy Baby first and returned some merchandise and bought some clothing for Adrian. We then went to Mitsuwa for lunch and met up with Monica, Jeff, Steve and my mom. We also bumped into my mom's friends, Paula and James. They were all over Adrian during lunch! After that, we drove to Flushing to the salon. I had my facial appointment and Steven had his haircut appointment. When we left the salon, it was almost 7pm and we walked to the restaurant where we were meeting our friends. It was a shabu shabu restaurant with Taiwnese ice as dessert. There were total 16 of us. I had a great time catching up with friends and was especially glad to see Johnny and Helene whose wedding we missed 2 weeks before.
On Monday, after picking up Cassandra from her school, we went to Lehigh Valley Mall to do more shopping and drove over to Hellertown to this buffet restaurant that my mom's group recommended. The food was good. It wasn't gourmet, but pretty delicious. The best part is it was cheap. $6 per person only on Mondays and Tuesdays and kids under 5 are free! We went with Tiffany, her mom, and Michael. With the kids free, we only paid $30 for all 5 adults! Can't beat that!
On Tuesday, we drove down south to Assi for grocery shopping after picked up Cassandra from her school. And, we went to the Korean BBQ restaurant right next to the supermarket for the first time. I guess because there are not that much competition, there weren't many side dishes, but the meat was pretty good. We had a nice dinner. It was good enough to kill our craving for Korean BBQ.
Today, we finally rest. We had dinner at home. Steven finally got to cook 'real and normal' food! I took Cassandra to The Little Gym in the morning and to her dance class in the afternoon. It was the first time I got behind the wheel since Adrian was born. He was home with his daddy. It felt good to spend time alone with Cassandra to her classes, just like the old days. From next week and on, after Steven gets back to work, both Cassandra and I will have to start to live our new life with Adrian!
On Saturday, we went out the door at 12 noon. We were going to leave earlier, but since it was our first time going out with Adrian, we had to make sure we brought everything we needed with us. We first went to Toys R Us and got Cassandra Leap Frog's toys. Her early birthday present since there was a sale. We then went to Babies R Us and got some necessities for Adrian. After that, it was already 3pm. We started driving down south to Chestnut Hill area to The Melting Pot for dinner. When we got there at 4pm, we strolled around the town on Germantown Avenue and went in to the restaurant at 5:30pm. After we finished our dinner at 8pm, we decided to hit to Target after we got back to Lehigh Valley. By the time we got home, it was exactly at 10pm. What did Adrian do the whole day? Guess because it was his first time out and that he had really enjoyed the car's movement, he slept the whole time! Yeap, he slept all day...which means, he slept very little that night.
On Sunday, with only 3 hours of sleep, we got up at 8:30am and started to get ready to leave to go to NJ and NY. We went to Buy Buy Baby first and returned some merchandise and bought some clothing for Adrian. We then went to Mitsuwa for lunch and met up with Monica, Jeff, Steve and my mom. We also bumped into my mom's friends, Paula and James. They were all over Adrian during lunch! After that, we drove to Flushing to the salon. I had my facial appointment and Steven had his haircut appointment. When we left the salon, it was almost 7pm and we walked to the restaurant where we were meeting our friends. It was a shabu shabu restaurant with Taiwnese ice as dessert. There were total 16 of us. I had a great time catching up with friends and was especially glad to see Johnny and Helene whose wedding we missed 2 weeks before.
On Monday, after picking up Cassandra from her school, we went to Lehigh Valley Mall to do more shopping and drove over to Hellertown to this buffet restaurant that my mom's group recommended. The food was good. It wasn't gourmet, but pretty delicious. The best part is it was cheap. $6 per person only on Mondays and Tuesdays and kids under 5 are free! We went with Tiffany, her mom, and Michael. With the kids free, we only paid $30 for all 5 adults! Can't beat that!
On Tuesday, we drove down south to Assi for grocery shopping after picked up Cassandra from her school. And, we went to the Korean BBQ restaurant right next to the supermarket for the first time. I guess because there are not that much competition, there weren't many side dishes, but the meat was pretty good. We had a nice dinner. It was good enough to kill our craving for Korean BBQ.
Today, we finally rest. We had dinner at home. Steven finally got to cook 'real and normal' food! I took Cassandra to The Little Gym in the morning and to her dance class in the afternoon. It was the first time I got behind the wheel since Adrian was born. He was home with his daddy. It felt good to spend time alone with Cassandra to her classes, just like the old days. From next week and on, after Steven gets back to work, both Cassandra and I will have to start to live our new life with Adrian!
The end of my Sitting Month
I planned to write this on Saturday, 9/27, but I was just WAY TOO busy that I didn't get a chance until now.
My 2nd Sitting Month is finally over. After looking back this past month, I actually broke a lot of rules. Things I shouldn't done. Thou, I do feel I recover better this time than the first time. I don't know if it's because that I was having a boy that I didn't gain much weight that my tummy went down much faster than last time. Besides the fact that I had skin problem, I tried my best to wear a girdle (I think that's how you call it). It not only helped me to try to keep my tummy down, it also helped my pain from my uterus and the incision. And, this time, because both Steven and I have a third person to help out that I could take naps in the afternoon and after I stopped breastfeeding, I get to sleep through the nights which helped me to recover my energy.
The things that I did which I shouldn't. Hmmm....
1. No shower, no washing hair. There's no way I could of follow that! I took shower twice in the hospital and I showered everyday after that. Because of my skin problem, constant itching feeling especially after sweat, I washed my hair twice a day! Ha..not only I shouldn't do it, I did it twice a day...hee hee...
2. Do not drink water, should drink this Chinese herb medicine instead. Well, with the pain medication, the vitamins, the stool softener that the nurse gave me in the hospital, I had to take them with water. I didn't feel right to take western medication with Chinese herb drink...kind of weird mix. And, during the month, I sweat a lot and I sweat even more after drinking these Chinese herb drink (they were hot). How could I not drink water to calm me down?!
3. Drink and eat all warm food and beverages, nothing cold! Well, the end of August and the month of September is still pretty hot. It's too hard to eat and drink everything hot. By the end of the first week, my mood had gotten pretty bad, so I asked Steven to let me eat ice cream for dessert after dinner. He finally gave in and said he was going to give me a treat. Hee hee...and I did feel better after that treat! Did I have ice cream after that? Sure, I did. It wasn't everyday, but every 'few' days. I also drank my goji juice out of refrigerator every morning. By the 3rd week, Steven also let me have some sips of soda here and there.
4. Do not eat food that will make my body cold internally. This means that there were vegetables and fruits that I had to stay away from...like, lettuce, orange, watermelon, etc. These vegetables and fruits are meant to cool down your body. During the summer, when the weather is hot, you will want to eat lettuce and/or watermelon to cool down your body and these were the types of food that I was forbidden to eat.
5. Stay home for 30 days. Ha, I followed this rule pretty well...better than last time. I did go out once thou. And, that was because I had to go see my dermatologist. And, thank goodness I went, otherwise, I can't imagine how I would survive for the last week of my sitting month.
6. Stay in my bedroom, rest, rest and rest. For those of you who know me should know that this is impossible. When I got up every morning, after I cleaned myself and changed to 'home clothes', I would go downstairs and stayed downstairs. I only went upstairs if I had to get on my computer or change baby's diaper. I pretty much stayed downstairs the whole day. I even napped on my couch. I don't know why, I am just not use to lying in my bed during the day with my PJ, and just sleep, sleep, and sleep. I think I am too active for that.
7. No TV, no Internet, let eyes rest. Okay, with this, I totally wanted to follow. With the first time, I had watched too much TV during the month that my eyes get tiring very easily during the day ever since after my first delivery. It is also very very hard to follow. First of all, we only have one TV in the house and it's right in the middle of our family room with open-style kitchen. Since we did have our parents came and help, it's hard not to let them watch TV. So, whenever the TV is on, I, of course, will ended up watching it. With Internet, well, if you are reading this blog, you will know that I had been on the Internet during the month. I just couldn't help it. It definitely helped me a lot to kill my time. There are at least 3 screen I opened everyday, one, of course, was my email. Second one was my Facebook. I was so glad that I had signed up for it during the summer. It was pretty interesting to go through it everyday to see what my friends were up to. The last one was my mom's group's website. Our group's Message Board had been very active that it certainly entertained me by reading and responding all the messages. So, this no TV, no Internet, no MONITOR rule was impossible for me to follow!
8. Need to wear long sleeves and pants, no shorts! I wanted to follow this too. I even went to the King of Prussia Mall just 2 weekends before the baby was born to look for long sleeves/pants PJ with very thin cotton material. And, I finally found it in Nordstrom and was so happy about it. It turned out that when I wore it at night, I sweat. And, of course, after that I just keep scratching myself. So, I ended up wearing my normal summer PJ at night time and put only a think blanket on to keep me cool, to keep me from scratching. During the day, I suppose to wear long sleeves and pants too. Well, because of my skin problem, I ended wearing short sleeves t-shirt with pants or capris. Now, since my Sitting Month is over, with breaking of this rule, I did feel something different. For the past few days, I felt my shoulder and my back got chill very easily...sometime, even my arms and my knees. It's not a cold feeling, it's chill. I not only had to wear long sleeve t-shirt when I went out, I also had to bring some kind of vest...to at least cover my back and my shoulders. Hmmm....I feel like my mom...wonder if this is what's going to happen from now on...
9. No crying, no tearing. They said if you cry during this month, your eyes will be tearing very easily from now on. Well, with the post-partum depression coming from the stress with the baby, the breastfeeding, and the change of hormone, it was pretty normal to shed some tears. I cried by the end of the first week because of these stress and missing my mom. I then cried again by the end of 2nd week because of my mom coming to my house a day later. I cried again during the 3rd week because missing of my cats. Yeah, my cats, who lived at my mom's house after we moved out 4 years ago, who were already 15 1/2 years old, who we all had decided to put them to sleep after seeing how we were all having bad allergy when we went to my mom's house to visit. I cried total of 4 times...guess I will just have tiring eyes (by watching TV and PC), and have tearing eyes. Haha...just messed up eyes!!
I think this is it. 9 rules that I broke. I think that was enough! You see all these DONTs? This is the reason why I always say if you think 9 months pregnancy was hard and couldn't wait to get it over with, the first 30-day after delivery is even harder!!
My 2nd Sitting Month is finally over. After looking back this past month, I actually broke a lot of rules. Things I shouldn't done. Thou, I do feel I recover better this time than the first time. I don't know if it's because that I was having a boy that I didn't gain much weight that my tummy went down much faster than last time. Besides the fact that I had skin problem, I tried my best to wear a girdle (I think that's how you call it). It not only helped me to try to keep my tummy down, it also helped my pain from my uterus and the incision. And, this time, because both Steven and I have a third person to help out that I could take naps in the afternoon and after I stopped breastfeeding, I get to sleep through the nights which helped me to recover my energy.
The things that I did which I shouldn't. Hmmm....
1. No shower, no washing hair. There's no way I could of follow that! I took shower twice in the hospital and I showered everyday after that. Because of my skin problem, constant itching feeling especially after sweat, I washed my hair twice a day! Ha..not only I shouldn't do it, I did it twice a day...hee hee...
2. Do not drink water, should drink this Chinese herb medicine instead. Well, with the pain medication, the vitamins, the stool softener that the nurse gave me in the hospital, I had to take them with water. I didn't feel right to take western medication with Chinese herb drink...kind of weird mix. And, during the month, I sweat a lot and I sweat even more after drinking these Chinese herb drink (they were hot). How could I not drink water to calm me down?!
3. Drink and eat all warm food and beverages, nothing cold! Well, the end of August and the month of September is still pretty hot. It's too hard to eat and drink everything hot. By the end of the first week, my mood had gotten pretty bad, so I asked Steven to let me eat ice cream for dessert after dinner. He finally gave in and said he was going to give me a treat. Hee hee...and I did feel better after that treat! Did I have ice cream after that? Sure, I did. It wasn't everyday, but every 'few' days. I also drank my goji juice out of refrigerator every morning. By the 3rd week, Steven also let me have some sips of soda here and there.
4. Do not eat food that will make my body cold internally. This means that there were vegetables and fruits that I had to stay away from...like, lettuce, orange, watermelon, etc. These vegetables and fruits are meant to cool down your body. During the summer, when the weather is hot, you will want to eat lettuce and/or watermelon to cool down your body and these were the types of food that I was forbidden to eat.
5. Stay home for 30 days. Ha, I followed this rule pretty well...better than last time. I did go out once thou. And, that was because I had to go see my dermatologist. And, thank goodness I went, otherwise, I can't imagine how I would survive for the last week of my sitting month.
6. Stay in my bedroom, rest, rest and rest. For those of you who know me should know that this is impossible. When I got up every morning, after I cleaned myself and changed to 'home clothes', I would go downstairs and stayed downstairs. I only went upstairs if I had to get on my computer or change baby's diaper. I pretty much stayed downstairs the whole day. I even napped on my couch. I don't know why, I am just not use to lying in my bed during the day with my PJ, and just sleep, sleep, and sleep. I think I am too active for that.
7. No TV, no Internet, let eyes rest. Okay, with this, I totally wanted to follow. With the first time, I had watched too much TV during the month that my eyes get tiring very easily during the day ever since after my first delivery. It is also very very hard to follow. First of all, we only have one TV in the house and it's right in the middle of our family room with open-style kitchen. Since we did have our parents came and help, it's hard not to let them watch TV. So, whenever the TV is on, I, of course, will ended up watching it. With Internet, well, if you are reading this blog, you will know that I had been on the Internet during the month. I just couldn't help it. It definitely helped me a lot to kill my time. There are at least 3 screen I opened everyday, one, of course, was my email. Second one was my Facebook. I was so glad that I had signed up for it during the summer. It was pretty interesting to go through it everyday to see what my friends were up to. The last one was my mom's group's website. Our group's Message Board had been very active that it certainly entertained me by reading and responding all the messages. So, this no TV, no Internet, no MONITOR rule was impossible for me to follow!
8. Need to wear long sleeves and pants, no shorts! I wanted to follow this too. I even went to the King of Prussia Mall just 2 weekends before the baby was born to look for long sleeves/pants PJ with very thin cotton material. And, I finally found it in Nordstrom and was so happy about it. It turned out that when I wore it at night, I sweat. And, of course, after that I just keep scratching myself. So, I ended up wearing my normal summer PJ at night time and put only a think blanket on to keep me cool, to keep me from scratching. During the day, I suppose to wear long sleeves and pants too. Well, because of my skin problem, I ended wearing short sleeves t-shirt with pants or capris. Now, since my Sitting Month is over, with breaking of this rule, I did feel something different. For the past few days, I felt my shoulder and my back got chill very easily...sometime, even my arms and my knees. It's not a cold feeling, it's chill. I not only had to wear long sleeve t-shirt when I went out, I also had to bring some kind of vest...to at least cover my back and my shoulders. Hmmm....I feel like my mom...wonder if this is what's going to happen from now on...
9. No crying, no tearing. They said if you cry during this month, your eyes will be tearing very easily from now on. Well, with the post-partum depression coming from the stress with the baby, the breastfeeding, and the change of hormone, it was pretty normal to shed some tears. I cried by the end of the first week because of these stress and missing my mom. I then cried again by the end of 2nd week because of my mom coming to my house a day later. I cried again during the 3rd week because missing of my cats. Yeah, my cats, who lived at my mom's house after we moved out 4 years ago, who were already 15 1/2 years old, who we all had decided to put them to sleep after seeing how we were all having bad allergy when we went to my mom's house to visit. I cried total of 4 times...guess I will just have tiring eyes (by watching TV and PC), and have tearing eyes. Haha...just messed up eyes!!
I think this is it. 9 rules that I broke. I think that was enough! You see all these DONTs? This is the reason why I always say if you think 9 months pregnancy was hard and couldn't wait to get it over with, the first 30-day after delivery is even harder!!
Friday, September 26, 2008
The last day of my Sitting Month
Today, 9/26, is the last day of my Sitting Month. Adrian is now downstairs sleeping in his bounce chair in front of TV with his sister.
Last night was the first night in 2 weeks that I slept with him. I couldn't sleep well. Because my brother came and visit after his work, we talked until 1am. When I went to bed, I kept thinking Adrian will be waking up any minute that I just couldn't fell asleep. He started to stir around 1:45am, and I finally picked him up and woke him up at 2am. If I kept waiting, I just kept postponing my sleep. After feeding, I still couldn't sleep well. I guess it's because I haven't gotten use to him that I kept thinking he will wake up any minute. By 4:45am, I got waken up again because Steven was ready to go to work. And, at around 5:30am, I got up and fed him and dozed off to sleep after that. At 8am, I got wake up again by Cassandra and finally gave up and decided to say 'good bye' to my sleep of the day.
Cassandra woke up this morning with a very bad mood. She was fussing and because I was tire and exhausted, I got annoyed at her too. She started to cry and cry and I just had to leave her in her room for her to cry it out before I go back to sooth her. I was too tire to try to comfort her. I knew why she was crying. It was that kind of very 'sad' cry. She knew there is nobody sleeping now in the baby's room that she can run to to talk and play. Her A-Ma (my mother-in-law), her Po Po (my mom), her Gong Gong (my dad), and her Jiou Jiou (my brother) all left. My brother came last night after work and left this morning to go back to his work. For the past whole month, she had gotten used to and enjoy the company of all her beloved grandparents. They talked to her, they played with her, they did homework with her, they took her to school, to classes. When my dad left last night, I knew she was very upset. But, because my brother was here, she seemed all right until I told her she won't be seeing her uncle when she wake up next morning, her sad face came back again. This morning, after she finished her crying, her first words were, "Did Jiuo Jiou left already?" I felt so bad. She also asked me if we are going anywhere today and I had to tell her 'no' because I still have to stay home for my last day. So, I promised her I will play with her today and do some activities with her. I feel bad for her, but I know she will get over it very soon after we start our daily activities.
Last night was the first night in 2 weeks that I slept with him. I couldn't sleep well. Because my brother came and visit after his work, we talked until 1am. When I went to bed, I kept thinking Adrian will be waking up any minute that I just couldn't fell asleep. He started to stir around 1:45am, and I finally picked him up and woke him up at 2am. If I kept waiting, I just kept postponing my sleep. After feeding, I still couldn't sleep well. I guess it's because I haven't gotten use to him that I kept thinking he will wake up any minute. By 4:45am, I got waken up again because Steven was ready to go to work. And, at around 5:30am, I got up and fed him and dozed off to sleep after that. At 8am, I got wake up again by Cassandra and finally gave up and decided to say 'good bye' to my sleep of the day.
Cassandra woke up this morning with a very bad mood. She was fussing and because I was tire and exhausted, I got annoyed at her too. She started to cry and cry and I just had to leave her in her room for her to cry it out before I go back to sooth her. I was too tire to try to comfort her. I knew why she was crying. It was that kind of very 'sad' cry. She knew there is nobody sleeping now in the baby's room that she can run to to talk and play. Her A-Ma (my mother-in-law), her Po Po (my mom), her Gong Gong (my dad), and her Jiou Jiou (my brother) all left. My brother came last night after work and left this morning to go back to his work. For the past whole month, she had gotten used to and enjoy the company of all her beloved grandparents. They talked to her, they played with her, they did homework with her, they took her to school, to classes. When my dad left last night, I knew she was very upset. But, because my brother was here, she seemed all right until I told her she won't be seeing her uncle when she wake up next morning, her sad face came back again. This morning, after she finished her crying, her first words were, "Did Jiuo Jiou left already?" I felt so bad. She also asked me if we are going anywhere today and I had to tell her 'no' because I still have to stay home for my last day. So, I promised her I will play with her today and do some activities with her. I feel bad for her, but I know she will get over it very soon after we start our daily activities.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
HAHA! HAHA! HAHAHAHAHA!
What a great thing I just discovered today! Because this DIY Sitting Month box that I bought contained exactly 30 packs of the Chinese herb medicine, when I took out one of the pack today, I realized there's only one pack left! I started to wonder and went to the calendar and started to count the days again, and yes, my Sitting Month is actually finishing tomorrow! My first free day is this Saturday, 9/27, not Sunday 9/28! YAY! How stupid was I? How did I calculated wrong? Well, because both Cassandra and Adrian born on a Thursday, and Cassandra was born at 7pm, so at that time I calculated from Friday as the first day, which was also the day I started my first pack. This time Adrian was born at 3am, and I started my first pack on Thursday which meant I should of start counting my first day on Thursday instead of Friday. Anyway, I can go out this Saturday! Haha.... Hmmm...now, let me see how do I spend this day!
Today is also the last day of my 'semi-half-baby freedom' day. My father (my last helper during this month) is leaving tonight. He was suppose leaving tomorrow, but he had to go back to work tomorrow morning as last minute notice. For the past 2 1/2 years of living here in PA, this is the first time my dad actually stayed over at our house. Not only I had enjoyed his company because of his help (and my mom and mother-in-law too), but Cassandra certainly had enjoyed this whole week of being with her favorite grandpa! With her constant calling of 'Gong gong (grandpa)', she will certainly misses him a great deal tomorrow. And, tonight will be the first night in a little more than 2 weeks that I will be sleeping with Adrian. I will have to then get up at least twice in the middle of the night to feed him. I will have to say 'good bye' to my 'good sleep' starting from tonight!! And, who knows how long will that goes!! Cassandra slept through the night at around 6, 7 weeks old, I am praying Adrian will be the same too, if not earlier...haha..
So, yes, I am very happy today to find out I get to go out this Saturday, but I am also not looking forward of getting up in the middle of the night and definitely not looking forward tomorrow. Friday is the day that Cassandra has nothing scheduled. No school, no classes, no nothing. And, because I still can't go out yet, I will have to be in the house alone tomorrow with both of them. Ahhhh! Who can come and be my company!!
Today is also the last day of my 'semi-half-baby freedom' day. My father (my last helper during this month) is leaving tonight. He was suppose leaving tomorrow, but he had to go back to work tomorrow morning as last minute notice. For the past 2 1/2 years of living here in PA, this is the first time my dad actually stayed over at our house. Not only I had enjoyed his company because of his help (and my mom and mother-in-law too), but Cassandra certainly had enjoyed this whole week of being with her favorite grandpa! With her constant calling of 'Gong gong (grandpa)', she will certainly misses him a great deal tomorrow. And, tonight will be the first night in a little more than 2 weeks that I will be sleeping with Adrian. I will have to then get up at least twice in the middle of the night to feed him. I will have to say 'good bye' to my 'good sleep' starting from tonight!! And, who knows how long will that goes!! Cassandra slept through the night at around 6, 7 weeks old, I am praying Adrian will be the same too, if not earlier...haha..
So, yes, I am very happy today to find out I get to go out this Saturday, but I am also not looking forward of getting up in the middle of the night and definitely not looking forward tomorrow. Friday is the day that Cassandra has nothing scheduled. No school, no classes, no nothing. And, because I still can't go out yet, I will have to be in the house alone tomorrow with both of them. Ahhhh! Who can come and be my company!!
Monday, September 22, 2008
6 more days
Last Friday, I finally went out for an hour! Why? I had to go see my dermatologist. I was going to wait after my sitting month, but with my rash I just couldn't wait any longer. When I was pregnant, I started to have the rash on my face. I've always have eczema problem, ever since I was a baby, but I never had it on my face. With this pregnancy, I did. I was hoping after the pregnancy, my rash will get better. Instead, it got worse. I got rash all over my body, my arms, my legs and even on my feet! This is also another reason why I couldn't stand breastfeeding anymore. Can you imagine me sitting there nursing or pumping while sweating and itching the whole time? YIKE! Today is the 4th day after seeing the doctor, I am certainly feel better. Thou, I still get itchy here and there, but it's not that bad anymore. My face definitely clear out a lot better!
My father came over on Saturday to take over from my mom. For the past 2 nights, Adrian definitely cooperate much better with my dad than with my mom. He had been sleeping great for the past 2 days with very little fuss at nights between feedings. Ha, I am sure my mom won't be too happy when she sees this!
I am in my 4th week of my sitting month now and I do feel my energy is coming back little-by-little. During pregnancy and after delivery, I would need to have my afternoon nap almost everyday. After delivery, I could simply just sit there and doze off. For the past few days, I realize I am getting more and more energetic. Because I don't sleep with Adrian at nights, I do get pretty good sleep except if I have to get up to comfort Cassandra if she has bad dreams, that if I take nap now in the afternoon, I don't feel sleepy at all until 2 or 3am! This is when I know that my energy is back!
So, yes, I broke the rule. I went out of the house. I had to go see the doctor. But, it didn't count. I was only out for an hour, and was just sitting in the car and in the doctor's office. Ahhh..6 more days, like my friend just said, I do feel I am almost a foot out of the house!!!!
My father came over on Saturday to take over from my mom. For the past 2 nights, Adrian definitely cooperate much better with my dad than with my mom. He had been sleeping great for the past 2 days with very little fuss at nights between feedings. Ha, I am sure my mom won't be too happy when she sees this!
I am in my 4th week of my sitting month now and I do feel my energy is coming back little-by-little. During pregnancy and after delivery, I would need to have my afternoon nap almost everyday. After delivery, I could simply just sit there and doze off. For the past few days, I realize I am getting more and more energetic. Because I don't sleep with Adrian at nights, I do get pretty good sleep except if I have to get up to comfort Cassandra if she has bad dreams, that if I take nap now in the afternoon, I don't feel sleepy at all until 2 or 3am! This is when I know that my energy is back!
So, yes, I broke the rule. I went out of the house. I had to go see the doctor. But, it didn't count. I was only out for an hour, and was just sitting in the car and in the doctor's office. Ahhh..6 more days, like my friend just said, I do feel I am almost a foot out of the house!!!!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
10 More Days
Another week passed since I wrote my last post. It's been 20 days already. I have 10 more days to go!!!
My mom came on Sunday with my brother, Jeff and he left that afternoon with my mother-in-law. Because I started to put Adrian on formula from that Thursday, 9/11, he had been sleeping in his room with my mother-in-law. Ever since then, I could finally sleep comfortably at nights with just to get up once to pump. On Saturday night, the night before my mom came, I stopped the need for pumping at night which made me sleep straight through the night without the need to get up and feed the baby. When mom came on Sunday, I don't know if it was because Adrian already gotten used to my mother-in-law, he didn't really sleep well on Sunday night. And, therefore, my mom didn't sleep well either. Gladly, that was the only night, after that he went back to sleep between 4 to 5 hours straight.
So far, his schedule is: first feeding at around 10am, and every 3 hours after that. If he's sleeping, I will wake him up to change him and feed him. After 1pm's feeding, I will put him in his car seat to let him sleep quietly. And, after 4pm's feeding, I just let him sit and sleep in his bounce chair in the living room with us talking and watching TV around him. After 7pm's feeding, I usually try my best to make sure he stays awake or at least half awake. And, 10pm will be his last feeding before putting him to bed. At that feeding, I will feed him in his room with dim lights and quiet sound. During the night, he will get up around 2am or 3am again to feed and again at around 6 or 7am. Usually, after the 6 or 7am feeding, he doesn't sleep right away. He probably falls asleep within an hour. I guess, normally, with a morning mother, he would probably get up by that time. But, with a late scheduled mom and sister, he's force to sleep again! hee hee....
With me, I finally weaned off my breast milk. Am I happy? Half and half. Breastfeeding really takes a lot of toll on a mother mentally and physically. I don't have to say much about the physical part. It's the mental part that really bothers me. It's very emotional. With Cassandra, when I decided to stop, I felt guilty. This time, I don't feel any guilt, I just feel I lose something. I saw how good and healthy is Cassandra, so I don't feel guilty. It's the 'loosing' feeling that I have. How do I say it? To be able to have breast milk is the prerogative of being a mom. Only a mother can have that. This may be my last child and may be my last chance of having this prerogative. One may say, 'well, you didn't even enjoy it, you hated it'. Yes, it's true. It's what comes with breast milk that I hate. It's the breastfeeding that I don't enjoy. The latching, the pumping, getting up in the middle of the night, changing nursing pads every 2 to 3 hours, wearing bra days and nights, not to mention cracked and sore nipples. Anyhow, it's over, it's done. As of last night, I don't have to wear a bra anymore. I am comfortable. I still have that 'loosing' feeling, but I know I will get over it very soon, especially after I start going out. ^_^
Oh..I know some of you reading this blog and are wondering where are my pictures. Just go to my another blog: http://tinapei.blogspot.com and click on My Photo Album on the right hand side.
My mom came on Sunday with my brother, Jeff and he left that afternoon with my mother-in-law. Because I started to put Adrian on formula from that Thursday, 9/11, he had been sleeping in his room with my mother-in-law. Ever since then, I could finally sleep comfortably at nights with just to get up once to pump. On Saturday night, the night before my mom came, I stopped the need for pumping at night which made me sleep straight through the night without the need to get up and feed the baby. When mom came on Sunday, I don't know if it was because Adrian already gotten used to my mother-in-law, he didn't really sleep well on Sunday night. And, therefore, my mom didn't sleep well either. Gladly, that was the only night, after that he went back to sleep between 4 to 5 hours straight.
So far, his schedule is: first feeding at around 10am, and every 3 hours after that. If he's sleeping, I will wake him up to change him and feed him. After 1pm's feeding, I will put him in his car seat to let him sleep quietly. And, after 4pm's feeding, I just let him sit and sleep in his bounce chair in the living room with us talking and watching TV around him. After 7pm's feeding, I usually try my best to make sure he stays awake or at least half awake. And, 10pm will be his last feeding before putting him to bed. At that feeding, I will feed him in his room with dim lights and quiet sound. During the night, he will get up around 2am or 3am again to feed and again at around 6 or 7am. Usually, after the 6 or 7am feeding, he doesn't sleep right away. He probably falls asleep within an hour. I guess, normally, with a morning mother, he would probably get up by that time. But, with a late scheduled mom and sister, he's force to sleep again! hee hee....
With me, I finally weaned off my breast milk. Am I happy? Half and half. Breastfeeding really takes a lot of toll on a mother mentally and physically. I don't have to say much about the physical part. It's the mental part that really bothers me. It's very emotional. With Cassandra, when I decided to stop, I felt guilty. This time, I don't feel any guilt, I just feel I lose something. I saw how good and healthy is Cassandra, so I don't feel guilty. It's the 'loosing' feeling that I have. How do I say it? To be able to have breast milk is the prerogative of being a mom. Only a mother can have that. This may be my last child and may be my last chance of having this prerogative. One may say, 'well, you didn't even enjoy it, you hated it'. Yes, it's true. It's what comes with breast milk that I hate. It's the breastfeeding that I don't enjoy. The latching, the pumping, getting up in the middle of the night, changing nursing pads every 2 to 3 hours, wearing bra days and nights, not to mention cracked and sore nipples. Anyhow, it's over, it's done. As of last night, I don't have to wear a bra anymore. I am comfortable. I still have that 'loosing' feeling, but I know I will get over it very soon, especially after I start going out. ^_^
Oh..I know some of you reading this blog and are wondering where are my pictures. Just go to my another blog: http://tinapei.blogspot.com and click on My Photo Album on the right hand side.
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